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Increasing Co-Pays Spurs Hospital Use PDF Print E-mail
Written by Richard Scott   
Friday, 26 February 2010 16:13

For insurers looking to cut cost, boosting co-pays for doctor visits may tax the health care system, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine involving some 900,000 Medicare patients. Calling it a “counterproductive” approach, the study shows that the reduction in doctor visits resulting from increased co-pay levels leads to resultant risk in a population that may be sacrificing health needs to save money, resulting in increased hospitalization and, in fact, inflated costs.

 
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